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if you look year, reagan, bush, and bush compared to clinton and obama, the republican nominees have overall been much more conservative than the democratic nominees have been liberal. also, what we have seen over the last couple of years in the obama administration is that the republicans have used the filibuster far more for the obama nominees than democrats have ever used for the republican nominees. in fact, when the democrats were using the filibuster against the republican nominees the republicans threatened to eliminate the filibuster, got the democrats to agree to confirm freedom of conservative portions. however, the republicans and the last year have done an unprecedented way of using the filibuster and individuals with impeccable qualifications have been blocked. the republicans blocked him simply because he testified against samuel allegis confirmation. wonderful magistrate judge from san francisco. the republicans blocked him because in the early stage of his career he was an aclu lawyer. apparently they are getting away with this time after time, keeping eminently quali
if you look year, reagan, bush, and bush compared to clinton and obama, the republican nominees have overall been much more conservative than the democratic nominees have been liberal. also, what we have seen over the last couple of years in the obama administration is that the republicans have used the filibuster far more for the obama nominees than democrats have ever used for the republican nominees. in fact, when the democrats were using the filibuster against the republican nominees the...
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how many other -- do you think hillary clinton would have done it? i don't think so. [laughter] i am and the beast. the worst worlds most excellent cigar like being in an army tank that goes 50 miles an hour. i'm in the beast and looking at gas stations and said fellow, slow. i can't see. 175. that did not happen by accident. people think it does but it doesn't. very few, very little happened by accident. nobody else would have done what we did for the farmers with the estate taxes and so many other things. in the two years before my election agriculture exports dropped by nearly $23 billion. remember that before i got here it was heading south. a lot of people say g, how are we doing but it was going bad. if you go back 15 years to soybeans were more expensive 15 years ago then when i got into office and they were less. now they are up nearly $40 billion and in december just a few days before christmas i was out to sign the farm bill and we got it done. that was not easy, either. [cheering and applause] that was not easy. senators, harassment, thinking. that group di
how many other -- do you think hillary clinton would have done it? i don't think so. [laughter] i am and the beast. the worst worlds most excellent cigar like being in an army tank that goes 50 miles an hour. i'm in the beast and looking at gas stations and said fellow, slow. i can't see. 175. that did not happen by accident. people think it does but it doesn't. very few, very little happened by accident. nobody else would have done what we did for the farmers with the estate taxes and so many...
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clinton, wrote that. how did you get to know president clinton a? >> i got to know president clinton through health care work i had met him when he was -- the first lady actually sponsored some conferences on drug-resistant tuberculosis if you can imagine, in the white house, but then after he left office, i began working with him in rwanda, malawi and i'm happy to say in haiti, so we worked a lot together and over this last year, we have been working closely together in haiti. >> the forward is written by author tracy kidder, and obviously a friend of yours away he has written this forward, but he talks about your definition of public health. what is your definition of public health? >> i'm afraid i'm not entirely sure what he said. i forget what he said but i would imagine maybe he is talking about the notion that the public can be, a very different constructs so it may be, to most people that means a nation-state but he may be talking about a coward -- a county like our county or dade county. sometimes the public is a town are sometimes a village
clinton, wrote that. how did you get to know president clinton a? >> i got to know president clinton through health care work i had met him when he was -- the first lady actually sponsored some conferences on drug-resistant tuberculosis if you can imagine, in the white house, but then after he left office, i began working with him in rwanda, malawi and i'm happy to say in haiti, so we worked a lot together and over this last year, we have been working closely together in haiti. >>...
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don't live in hot springs to decide what it was like for bill clinton. i had never been to vietnam before. how could i write about it without going to the battlefield? i had to go. >> "marched into sunlight," he wrote about two turns points in the war, one in vietnam, and here in the u.s.. over the past four years, he's been traveling and researching his newest book, and he'll recount his journey and take your phone calls june 17th, live on booktv. glnchts -- >>> at 1:25 this afternoon, president obama welcomes george w. wish to the white house. live coverage of that here on c-span2. right now, though, a discussion of creating transparency in congress on today's "washington journal." >> host: next guest, democrat from illinois in the 5th district, and welcome, sir. >> guest: thank you, thanks for having me. >> host: what does the word "transparency" mean to you? >> guest: i think access so americans know what's going on in their government. >> host: does that happen in government currently? >> guest: for example, the largest part of the spending is not n
don't live in hot springs to decide what it was like for bill clinton. i had never been to vietnam before. how could i write about it without going to the battlefield? i had to go. >> "marched into sunlight," he wrote about two turns points in the war, one in vietnam, and here in the u.s.. over the past four years, he's been traveling and researching his newest book, and he'll recount his journey and take your phone calls june 17th, live on booktv. glnchts -- >>> at...
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president bill clinton and george w. bush have discussed history with this best selling historian, and it is no wonder is the new york times says, he demonstrates the flair for story telling us suggests an almost cinematic you are there immediacy and embraces the old-fashioned idea the prominent personalities actually shaping the course of history. a historian who entertains us and enlightens us. itit gives me great pleasure to introduce j winning. [applause] >> thank you very much for that introduction, steve. and i want toi want to give a -- the lights out they're are really bright. i just want to give a quick thanks to our librarian of congress were all he has done as well as my friend laura bush. and more than anything else, i want to thank you, the readers, from this exists. you are the lifeblood of books, and as much as we love this festival, we hope that you love the festival and thank you for coming. [applause] now, let me just take you right into my knew book, 1944. 1944. it was not inevitable that the war would
president bill clinton and george w. bush have discussed history with this best selling historian, and it is no wonder is the new york times says, he demonstrates the flair for story telling us suggests an almost cinematic you are there immediacy and embraces the old-fashioned idea the prominent personalities actually shaping the course of history. a historian who entertains us and enlightens us. itit gives me great pleasure to introduce j winning. [applause] >> thank you very much for...
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you worked in the clinton administration in the secretary of commerce. how would you say president obama and president clinton are different? >> well, i'll have to think about that. there's lots of ways they are different. the times are very different which i think when you look at president, it's not just their personality or style of management, but the times in which they're in. president clinton was a very different -- he was somebody to expressed himself quite a bit and rather vocally. he was very open in his emotions and the way he conveyed it to his feelings to people. president obama, as people said no drama obama. he's very steady, controlled, constantly searching for more information. bill clinton also was, but style ly they are very different, but the times really impact how they operate and manage more so than their personalities. >> you were brought into the white house and there was discussion you would strengthen ties with capitol hill and the business community. how's that going? >> oh, it's going great. [laughter] can't you tell, you kno
you worked in the clinton administration in the secretary of commerce. how would you say president obama and president clinton are different? >> well, i'll have to think about that. there's lots of ways they are different. the times are very different which i think when you look at president, it's not just their personality or style of management, but the times in which they're in. president clinton was a very different -- he was somebody to expressed himself quite a bit and rather...
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by the time clinton -- >> host: did that carry over to foreign policy? was the press tough as kennedy was getting more involved in vietnam? was the press paying attention? >> guest: i don't think so. there were two or three or five reporters who were superb on the coverage, but they were not dominant figures in the numbers they were good journalists but not dominant. the thing is, you know because you're in it every day, we have superb journalists working today. it's their working in an environment which is so very different from where i was and people of my generation were. the technology today has transformed the industry. i mean, think about it. years ago, we used to sit down when we watched something terribly important, before we went on the air we would said down and have to write what it is we had just learned, and then there were producers and there were editors and people who checked on what it is you were saying. today, 98% of what you all hear and see on radio and television is live. why? because the technology allows you to speak from location
by the time clinton -- >> host: did that carry over to foreign policy? was the press tough as kennedy was getting more involved in vietnam? was the press paying attention? >> guest: i don't think so. there were two or three or five reporters who were superb on the coverage, but they were not dominant figures in the numbers they were good journalists but not dominant. the thing is, you know because you're in it every day, we have superb journalists working today. it's their working...
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she was getting ready to go to law school and had been working for hillary clinton. she was beyond solid gold. she was as good of a researcher is anybody could find anytime anywhere. she helped me put together this book, finding characters that fit with the category that we needed. right here, this is my nbc office. but i do a lot of writing at this cabin in montana. this is an older dugout. it has the dirt roof and 110-year-old laws. i keep my fly rods on those horns in the summertime so i can walk out and go fishing. inside, my wife, as a gift to me, did a great job of giving me space that i wanted to do work in. i have written four books in that setting. i have my serious radio over here, i have my computer and printer and some favorite artwork as well. but i do a lot of work at 5:00 o'clock a.m. or 5:30 a.m., until about 9:00 a.m. when the fish may be rising. three of my heroes are abraham lincoln, winston churchill, who is was an important figure in the 20th century and in world war ii, and this is bill farber, he was ahead of the clinical nice apartment in the
she was getting ready to go to law school and had been working for hillary clinton. she was beyond solid gold. she was as good of a researcher is anybody could find anytime anywhere. she helped me put together this book, finding characters that fit with the category that we needed. right here, this is my nbc office. but i do a lot of writing at this cabin in montana. this is an older dugout. it has the dirt roof and 110-year-old laws. i keep my fly rods on those horns in the summertime so i can...
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if it hadn't been gary hart it might have been bill clinton almost certainly. forces were coming together, there are moments in society where forces come together. you are now a little more than a decade past watergate, the idea of morality and politics, we remember woodward and bernstein having achieved a great thing, brought down a lying president but the political media were -- the political media had failed. it was a huge failing to follow richard nixon for 20 plus years in public life and not have known his psychosis, what he was capable of. there is a new generation of journalists getting onto the campaign trail who were drawn to the business by woodward and bernstein, believed it was their prime directive to keep someone of faulty character from assuming the presidency. you had the birth of the satellite dish in the 1980s, cnn is brand-new there is this ability to broadcast live from every scene whether it matters or not. the advent of punditry, crossfire is brand-new and changing attitudes about adultery on the left and right, the moral majority in femi
if it hadn't been gary hart it might have been bill clinton almost certainly. forces were coming together, there are moments in society where forces come together. you are now a little more than a decade past watergate, the idea of morality and politics, we remember woodward and bernstein having achieved a great thing, brought down a lying president but the political media were -- the political media had failed. it was a huge failing to follow richard nixon for 20 plus years in public life and...
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the governor of arkansas, bill clinton, was the vice chairman. then in 1989, the first president bush held a national meeting of governors and set national education goals. then in 1991-1992, president bush the first president bush announced america 2000 to help move toward those goals. i was the education secretary by then and the important difference was that those goals were goals from the states, that the high standards that were talked about were voluntary standards adopted by states working together, that the teacher evaluation systems we're talking about were adopted by states like tennessee which in 1984 became the first state to pay teachers more for teaching well. not being told to do it from washington but for doing it ourselves, and other states began to model in the same way. governors then began to work together on higher standards on accountability systems. as i said on teacher evaluation. and that took us to the 1990's. and then it took us to president bush ii. governor bush who had been a strong education governor in texas brough
the governor of arkansas, bill clinton, was the vice chairman. then in 1989, the first president bush held a national meeting of governors and set national education goals. then in 1991-1992, president bush the first president bush announced america 2000 to help move toward those goals. i was the education secretary by then and the important difference was that those goals were goals from the states, that the high standards that were talked about were voluntary standards adopted by states...
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it was used against lyndon johnson, that same charge was used against bill clinton. it's virtually being used today. when we hear the republicans who are opposing this bill come to the floor, i have a basic question to ask them -- we have been at this debate for a year. where's your bill? what do you want to do? oh, they tell us we have some bills and you're going to see them any day now. well, i'd like to. i'd like to see the comprehensive health care reform bill from the republican side of the aisle. this is ours and it has been on the internet for two weeks for everybody in this nation to read word by word, line by line. sadly, there is no republican bill. i know there are two possible reasons for that. this was hard work. this wasn't easy, politically or otherwise, and they have not engaged in that hard work. what we've seen are press releases and speeches, graphs and pictures, but no bill. no comprehensive health care reform bill from the republican side. secondly, there are many on that side of the aisle who like this system of health care. they agree with the
it was used against lyndon johnson, that same charge was used against bill clinton. it's virtually being used today. when we hear the republicans who are opposing this bill come to the floor, i have a basic question to ask them -- we have been at this debate for a year. where's your bill? what do you want to do? oh, they tell us we have some bills and you're going to see them any day now. well, i'd like to. i'd like to see the comprehensive health care reform bill from the republican side of...
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projected when president bush took office if president clinton and what president bush left us when he was done $8.9 trillion and this doesn't even count the bush hangover of all the spending that president obama has had to do to help save the banks, t help save the financial system and to help save the american auto industry. he campaigne -- he campaigned on none of that. northerns wanted to do that. whef catastrophesserted itself, we had to respond. the catastrophe took place not on obama's watch but beforehand phs he have the firefighter who hado help put out the fires. but the big risk her is $38 trillion in unfunded liability for just medicare alone. that is part of that climbing cost picture that is driving us out of control. now, of that, the lewin group -- the lewin group is pretty respected arod these parts for their onions on health car -- they say that the excess costs in the health care system add to about $1 trillion a year. $1 15* 5billion for excess costs from incentives and overever yoafer use use services, for $$519 for excess costs for poor care management of and lift
projected when president bush took office if president clinton and what president bush left us when he was done $8.9 trillion and this doesn't even count the bush hangover of all the spending that president obama has had to do to help save the banks, t help save the financial system and to help save the american auto industry. he campaigne -- he campaigned on none of that. northerns wanted to do that. whef catastrophesserted itself, we had to respond. the catastrophe took place not on obama's...
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she was first nominated by former president clinton for the seat in 1999. she left the office in 2001 to be a partner at a law firm and she was renominated by president obama in 2010 for the district seat. if confirmed as attorney general by the senate she'd be the first african-american woman to hold the post. loretta lynch graduated from harvard law school in 1984. >> c-span 2 providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend, booktv. now for 15 years the only television network devoted to nonfiction books and authors. c-span2, created by the cable tv industry and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> the senate's expected back in about 15 minutes returning from party lunches and later this week a retreat. today continuing work on the bill to authorize the construction of the keystone xl oil pipeline. until then we'll take a look at the role of a grand jury in police shooting cases with georgia
she was first nominated by former president clinton for the seat in 1999. she left the office in 2001 to be a partner at a law firm and she was renominated by president obama in 2010 for the district seat. if confirmed as attorney general by the senate she'd be the first african-american woman to hold the post. loretta lynch graduated from harvard law school in 1984. >> c-span 2 providing live coverage of the u.s. senate floor proceedings and key public policy events. and every weekend,...
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but would have actually cast a vote against hillary clinton. of course it couldn't. corporations don't have bad hair days. corporations don't have tasteless ties. corporations don't have moods and opinions. corporations are not people. they exist as people only in legal fiction. and i would note the first amendment states congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech nor of the press. if the freedom of speech included fictional entities, nonhuman entities like corporations, there would have been no reason to separately affirm he the press also enjoy that freedom granted to real living, breathing individuals. in my view, mr. president, citizens united was wrongly decided. shown through a long line of judicial interpretation that view corporations as having first amendment rights that are limited and can and should be limited more than can be limited for real, living, breathing individuals has remained the dominant one throughout our modern history. in 1907 the tillman act prohibited campaign contributions by corporations. the taft h
but would have actually cast a vote against hillary clinton. of course it couldn't. corporations don't have bad hair days. corporations don't have tasteless ties. corporations don't have moods and opinions. corporations are not people. they exist as people only in legal fiction. and i would note the first amendment states congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech nor of the press. if the freedom of speech included fictional entities, nonhuman entities like corporations, there...
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i think it helps they had filibusters her majorities, but bill clinton was then able to sign it. it is unlikely that the president would support most of the bills that i would put forward that would give parent were choices and opportunities although charter schools they have a little bit of flexibility. i also believe that we have a challenge to get it arrow members up to speed on some of these issues. frankly of the state where you have programs most of those members of congress are therefore familiar with the program in were willing to understand how consistent with our principal values admission that we can create these programs. these are states that don't have as robust an charter or any state programs have a tendency with why would we have any need to say about that. so yes, the president's not like to do be there. i'm focusing on a road team understanding the ways we could get consistent with their principles to move forward on this issue. >> i think the challenge is to be from the outside of the inside. god brought up only sound charters are doing well because of the sta
i think it helps they had filibusters her majorities, but bill clinton was then able to sign it. it is unlikely that the president would support most of the bills that i would put forward that would give parent were choices and opportunities although charter schools they have a little bit of flexibility. i also believe that we have a challenge to get it arrow members up to speed on some of these issues. frankly of the state where you have programs most of those members of congress are therefore...
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can you believe that after all the hay donald trump and his allies made about secretary clinton's handling of his sensitive information, that the president once in office uses an unsecured cell phone, despite the fact that so many around him have told him that might be dangerous? it's bad for our national security and his double standard is nothing short of outrageous. finally, mr. president, gas prices. few things matter more to the average consumer than the price of a gallon of gasoline. when gas prices go through the roof, it eats away at a family's income, leaving less to cover the cost of anything else. groceries, medicine, tuition, a nice summer vacation which families cherish. recent data suggests that gas prices are about to climb even higher this summer, and experts suggest that actions and inactions on the part of the trump administration are a major piece of that story. according to energy analysts and experts, president trump's decision to pull out of the iran deal led to higher oil prices, and opec has decided to cut production, also raising prices. even though president trump
can you believe that after all the hay donald trump and his allies made about secretary clinton's handling of his sensitive information, that the president once in office uses an unsecured cell phone, despite the fact that so many around him have told him that might be dangerous? it's bad for our national security and his double standard is nothing short of outrageous. finally, mr. president, gas prices. few things matter more to the average consumer than the price of a gallon of gasoline. when...
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hillary clinton was in touch with lives in westchester. donald trump and -- [laughter] but governor cuomo, soon-to-be majority leader senator schumer, kirsten gillibrand has been a rising star so long you have to start calling her a flooring store. our congressional delegation, our house, the other great with officials we have here from all across the state, my neighbor scott stringer i see here today. we have the leadership. second i believe we have a special obligation to the rest of the states in this convention. to obligations if i may speak frankly. obligation of one is to tell the new york story of success because new york's star is an incredible story of success. i've talked to my coats and other states whose pension funds are broke, who have incredible high crime rates go also to other problems. our pension funds thank my partner are flush. we have had budget surpluses in hard economic times for the rest of the country. we have won the fight for 15. we have passed paid family leave. we have marriage equality. we have the strongest
hillary clinton was in touch with lives in westchester. donald trump and -- [laughter] but governor cuomo, soon-to-be majority leader senator schumer, kirsten gillibrand has been a rising star so long you have to start calling her a flooring store. our congressional delegation, our house, the other great with officials we have here from all across the state, my neighbor scott stringer i see here today. we have the leadership. second i believe we have a special obligation to the rest of the...
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among the topics he discussed was his hope that clinton portis would lose some weight. how impressed he's been with tim tebow and that he will not name a starting quarterback going into training camping. jason lock et for the nfl network had one on one time with coach shanahan. boykins albert hainsworth is a guy who's been difficult to coach with, i guess he's not taking part fully in your off-season program. what's the nature of your relationship? you still searching for common ground with him or you feel like you guys have a connection? boykins one thing about albert is he came in and sat down and talked to me, we had our first meeting, we had a good conversation. i'm just going to let time go by and hopefully albert's in great shape, he comes in, ready to go full speed. i'm looking for guys that are going to get it done on the field and i think we know what albert has done. he's got to have a great off-season conditioning program to stay healthy. if he does that, that will give was chance to get better. >>> here's a look at what's coming up tonight at 10 on geico spo
among the topics he discussed was his hope that clinton portis would lose some weight. how impressed he's been with tim tebow and that he will not name a starting quarterback going into training camping. jason lock et for the nfl network had one on one time with coach shanahan. boykins albert hainsworth is a guy who's been difficult to coach with, i guess he's not taking part fully in your off-season program. what's the nature of your relationship? you still searching for common ground with him...
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little bit with the clock, it was good to see the -- the movement within the administration when hillary clinton was secretary of state she was the first secretary of state to participate in an arctic council ministerial meeting. and i think that was probably prompted by some visits that she had taken to view the arctic, including the u.s. arctic in barrow when she was a member of this body. but as secretary of state she traveled to new greenland in 2011. i accompanied her. and then in 2013, secretary kerry went to the ministerial meeting in karuna, sweden. and now in 2015, secretary kerry will again participate in this year's meeting in canada where the arctic council chairmanship will be handed over to the united states. i -- i started off my comments by talking about what's going on with the weather and people feeling like we're under an arctic siege here right now in in -- in washington, but i think it is safe to say that arctic awareness is at an all-time high high. but, unfortunately the investment has not matched the interest. and one barometer of your interest when you're talking about t
little bit with the clock, it was good to see the -- the movement within the administration when hillary clinton was secretary of state she was the first secretary of state to participate in an arctic council ministerial meeting. and i think that was probably prompted by some visits that she had taken to view the arctic, including the u.s. arctic in barrow when she was a member of this body. but as secretary of state she traveled to new greenland in 2011. i accompanied her. and then in 2013,...
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president clinton once called the dmz quote the scariest place on earth. so how did we get to this point? since the late 19th century come in the korean peninsula has been the point of confrontation amongst the great powers. first china, japan, russia and the united states accession exerted some form of control over the korean peninsula. the end of the second world war however left only two great powers by an over korea, the united states and the soviet union, which divided the korean peninsula at the 38th parallel. by then korean people have divided themselves into parties under the tutelage and with the support of these two patrons. two antagonistic regimes were born. communists in the north and conservatives in the south company each of his dreams for unifying the korean peninsula under their rules that any means of achieving this on their own. now it's commonly believed that the korean war started on june 25th 1950. this is actually not quite true because even before kim il-sung launched his invasion of south korea with stalin backing, koreans have bee
president clinton once called the dmz quote the scariest place on earth. so how did we get to this point? since the late 19th century come in the korean peninsula has been the point of confrontation amongst the great powers. first china, japan, russia and the united states accession exerted some form of control over the korean peninsula. the end of the second world war however left only two great powers by an over korea, the united states and the soviet union, which divided the korean peninsula...
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at the end of the clinton administration, we had a surplus. revenues exceeded expenses. and then under george bush we had the major tax cuts that cost the country about $2 million. we had the war that we paid for or didn't pay for on the credit card that is a couple trillion dollars, and then a deregulated wall street that ran amok and that cost the country and all sorts of ways but about $3.5 trillion. so half of the nation's debt comes from those three things. it doesn't come from the grand or education. it doesn't come from transportation, and it doesn't come from pbs or big bird and sesame street. but what we face is a major debt that we have to figure out how to pay. i am part of a bipartisan group, democrats and republicans, that has come up with a simpson-bowles-like budget for families and businesses and the nation you have to have revenue and expense, so you need to have revenue and managed expenses in this particular instance so that we can over a ten year period reduce the nation's debt. so i believe, and i hope after this election there will be in the lame du
at the end of the clinton administration, we had a surplus. revenues exceeded expenses. and then under george bush we had the major tax cuts that cost the country about $2 million. we had the war that we paid for or didn't pay for on the credit card that is a couple trillion dollars, and then a deregulated wall street that ran amok and that cost the country and all sorts of ways but about $3.5 trillion. so half of the nation's debt comes from those three things. it doesn't come from the grand...
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you can always make the holidays and the clintons into what you would like them to be. we hear a lot today about revisionist history. you know, who are the revisionist journalistic historians who will come in here and take something that's been accepted for years and maybe demonstrate it might not have been that way? well, that's not revisionist history, but going back and claims history. the earp and holidays would strangle each other over the question of what color their eyes were. there was a lot of mythology, stories not studied thoroughly, and it's accepted as gospel. that's the fun of it. >> tell us, starting with stephen, about selling a book about the west to publishers in the east. [laughter] you mentioned that the easterners thinking of the west as a vast exans of place -- expanse out here. what was it like to sell that book? >> i was lucky because the truth is while today most people don't remember fred harvey unless they are a certain generation. there was a time when fred harvey was the best known brand through america. some of it is a generational thing. i
you can always make the holidays and the clintons into what you would like them to be. we hear a lot today about revisionist history. you know, who are the revisionist journalistic historians who will come in here and take something that's been accepted for years and maybe demonstrate it might not have been that way? well, that's not revisionist history, but going back and claims history. the earp and holidays would strangle each other over the question of what color their eyes were. there was...
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i urge the president and hillary clinton not to put this pipeline and. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause and booing] we will submit this and you can boo all you want but we will submit this armband first president obama and psychiatry clinton to the pipeline fighters and the san hills lovers. we're depending on you and counting on you. [applause] >> my name is emay roberts and i hear as a citizen concerned about the future of my country, and particularly about the world that my two and a half-year-old niece will inherit. as we are hearing the stories of people have been suffering from an citing the tar sands development which is endangering their way of life as well as the facts that scientist dr. james hansen has called the voltmann of the tar sands game over for the climate i knew i had to take a stand. along with 1,252 other people, i was arrested outside the white house last month to let president obama no i want him to say no to the keystone xl pipeline. i traveled to ottowa last week to support our friends in canada supporting the keysto
i urge the president and hillary clinton not to put this pipeline and. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause and booing] we will submit this and you can boo all you want but we will submit this armband first president obama and psychiatry clinton to the pipeline fighters and the san hills lovers. we're depending on you and counting on you. [applause] >> my name is emay roberts and i hear as a citizen concerned about the future of my country, and particularly about the world...
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but when we tried focusing on the middle class and growing the economy from the middle out during the clinton years 22 million -- almost 23 million private sector net increase in jobs and since the auto rescue when we have for the last six years or five years or so focused on the middle class building the economy out we've had job growth a 56, 57 months in a row. if we're going to reform the tax code, we need to draw a line in the sand. no tax breaks for corporations without tax breaks first for working families. there's one glaring hole with the earned income tax credit. under current law workers without children making minimum wage barely receive any eitc, childless workers under 25 don't qualify at all. that makes young people and workers without children the only group that can be taxed deeper into poverty. my state of the union guest was jay on went to ohio university hasn't pulled a full-time teaching job but is a paraprofessional working with special needs students, doing the kinds of things people should be rewarded for. last year he made less than $16,000. he's paid -- i believe he's
but when we tried focusing on the middle class and growing the economy from the middle out during the clinton years 22 million -- almost 23 million private sector net increase in jobs and since the auto rescue when we have for the last six years or five years or so focused on the middle class building the economy out we've had job growth a 56, 57 months in a row. if we're going to reform the tax code, we need to draw a line in the sand. no tax breaks for corporations without tax breaks first...
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she was getting ready to go to law school and had been working for hillary clinton. she was beyond solid gold. she was as good of a researcher is anybody could find anytime anywhere. she helped me put together this book, finding characters that fit with the category that we needed. right here, this is my nbc office. but i do a lot of writing at this cabin in montana. this is an older dugout. it has the dirt roof and 110-year-old laws. i keep my fly rods on those horns in the summertime so i can walk out and go fishing. inside, my wife, as a gift to me, did a great job of giving me space that i wanted to do work in. i have written four books in that setting. i have my serious radio over here, i have my computer and printer and some favorite artwork as well. but i do a lot of work at 5:00 o'clock a.m. or 5:30 a.m., until about 9:00 a.m. when the fish may be rising. three of my heroes are abraham lincoln, winston churchill, who is was an important figure in the 20th century and in world war ii, and this is bill farber, he was ahead of the clinical nice apartment in the
she was getting ready to go to law school and had been working for hillary clinton. she was beyond solid gold. she was as good of a researcher is anybody could find anytime anywhere. she helped me put together this book, finding characters that fit with the category that we needed. right here, this is my nbc office. but i do a lot of writing at this cabin in montana. this is an older dugout. it has the dirt roof and 110-year-old laws. i keep my fly rods on those horns in the summertime so i can...
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and i thought that was actually a very good moment for hillary clinton. and that's been confirmed by the fact that more people have quoted that line back to me without the bleep. and also not so much because it's a good line, but also because it talks about this disconnect. now, luckily, luckily, luckily the raid was the next night, and even, you know, as a side note bin laden was actually killed, so the world was safer. but more importantly, everyone had a really, really good time. [laughter] so in rolling out the paperback of this, we decided to do it as a coincidence or just to do it at the same time as the white house correspondents' dinner. and national public radio, bob garfield who hosts a show called "on the media" decided that he would host a colloquy on media ethics in conjunction with the white house correspondents' dinner. and he would get a suite at the hilton while everyone is walking in in their tuxedos and gowns, and me and bob and jeff goldberg of bloomberg would hold a colloquy on media ethics. and bob bravely took a sandwich board with
and i thought that was actually a very good moment for hillary clinton. and that's been confirmed by the fact that more people have quoted that line back to me without the bleep. and also not so much because it's a good line, but also because it talks about this disconnect. now, luckily, luckily, luckily the raid was the next night, and even, you know, as a side note bin laden was actually killed, so the world was safer. but more importantly, everyone had a really, really good time. [laughter]...
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you can do that to me. >> you covered first lady hillary clinton and secretary clinton. hillary clinton to cover at the white house as a candidate and perhaps -- >> she is different from her husband. people need to recognize that. she is a trailblazer. the presidential pedigree, i'm not saying that as someone for her or against her but she is looking at the paper. she has the pedigree but she is not president clinton. we would have to see how she navigates the water. one thing we have to figure out, she has to figure out how to handle president clinton because he has to have something to do in the white house. i say this honestly. demand was president of the united states who has gone around the world has this great initiative, the clinton global initiative. team might be the liability. >> another interview i think eddie murphy would be great. those are two of my dream comedians. >> and so congratulations on your book. thank you for coming. [applause] >> by the book. >> good luck at your next interview. we welcome the president and senior advisor dan pfeiffer. [applause]
you can do that to me. >> you covered first lady hillary clinton and secretary clinton. hillary clinton to cover at the white house as a candidate and perhaps -- >> she is different from her husband. people need to recognize that. she is a trailblazer. the presidential pedigree, i'm not saying that as someone for her or against her but she is looking at the paper. she has the pedigree but she is not president clinton. we would have to see how she navigates the water. one thing we...
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council of economic advisors during the clinton administration, joseph stiglitzs writes," one provision holds particular prominence and has the banks especially riled up. this is the idea that the government should not be responsible for the counterparty risk. the risk that a derivatives contract cannot be fulfilled. it was a.i.g.'s inability to fulfill its obligations that led to the u.s. government to step into the breech and to the tune of $182 billion. the modest proposal of the agriculture committee is that the u.s. government, the federal deposit insurance corporation stops underwriting these risks. if banks were to wish to write those derivatives, they would have to do so through a separate affiliate within the holding company, and if the bank made bad gambles, the taxpayer wouldn't have to pick up that tab. requestes "another, mr. president, from the independent community bankers of america. icba strongerly supports section 106, which is the section in our bill of the derivatives bill, "this section prohibits federal assistance including federal deposit insurance and access to t
council of economic advisors during the clinton administration, joseph stiglitzs writes," one provision holds particular prominence and has the banks especially riled up. this is the idea that the government should not be responsible for the counterparty risk. the risk that a derivatives contract cannot be fulfilled. it was a.i.g.'s inability to fulfill its obligations that led to the u.s. government to step into the breech and to the tune of $182 billion. the modest proposal of the...
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and then ten -- by president clinton. and then ten years ago we were one vote should i here in the senate. the house has passed anwr, i believe congressman young told me today it was on 12 separate occasions. maybe this is just something that keeps coming back every ten years. but, mr. president this wasn't the worst part of the news that is i was dealing with this weekend. at the same time that i was given a heads-up that the administration was going to be releasing this c.c.p., this comprehensive conservation plan that will treat anwr as wilderness, i was told that we're going to see the announcement of the administration's five-year lease sale plan. and that -- that is substantial for us. as folks know, we've been trying to advance the leases that have been sold in the beaufort and the chukchi for some period of time and it has been -- it has been a tortured process. as many people know. but what we are told is that with the lease sale that will be announced portions of the beaufort sea and the chukchi sea will be inde
and then ten -- by president clinton. and then ten years ago we were one vote should i here in the senate. the house has passed anwr, i believe congressman young told me today it was on 12 separate occasions. maybe this is just something that keeps coming back every ten years. but, mr. president this wasn't the worst part of the news that is i was dealing with this weekend. at the same time that i was given a heads-up that the administration was going to be releasing this c.c.p., this...
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president clinton used to say exactly what jim said. if you can't sell politics can never get good policy. i agree the political dysfunction system is the ultimate challenge in fundamental problem. i think you can express all of this in the way the votes of us have. i really think we are heading, forget the fiscal cliff, i think we are heading into virtually certain crisis. as i said, of tremendous importance and summoned her to couple moments. you can turn that around and say if we do the right thing we can get the benefit of increased confidence now. you can argue that both ways. increase confidence now and that would help improve our economic position. i think actually perhaps significantly. and we can build on our enormous long-term strengths so we can be successful must transform the global economy. take all the negatives and turn them around and express them in positives. either way, here is that this spirit i do agree with jim on the ultimate challenge. we can get a virtual responsibility and growth. we been given a mulligan in t
president clinton used to say exactly what jim said. if you can't sell politics can never get good policy. i agree the political dysfunction system is the ultimate challenge in fundamental problem. i think you can express all of this in the way the votes of us have. i really think we are heading, forget the fiscal cliff, i think we are heading into virtually certain crisis. as i said, of tremendous importance and summoned her to couple moments. you can turn that around and say if we do the...
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of alliance for health your generation and clinton initiative. from 1993 to 1998 he served as senior adviser to president clinton for policy development of the white house and in this capacity he supervised the department's implementation of the administrations policy for commercialization of the internet and work with first lady hillary rodham clinton on the development of the president's health reform initiative. prior two his white house appointment he built to a successful corporate strategy consulting firms that is as major corporations in developing their business strategies. the clinton private initiative has been working on energy related initiatives worldwide including a project to bridge of buildings and reduce energy use. please welcome ira magaziner. [applause] >> i think i've got about two minutes in 30 seconds so i'll do the best i can and i realize i only thing standing between you and lunch which is not a good place to be. the only good news for me is not here to talk about health care. [laughter] let me just try to be practical o
of alliance for health your generation and clinton initiative. from 1993 to 1998 he served as senior adviser to president clinton for policy development of the white house and in this capacity he supervised the department's implementation of the administrations policy for commercialization of the internet and work with first lady hillary rodham clinton on the development of the president's health reform initiative. prior two his white house appointment he built to a successful corporate...
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senator reid, senator hillary clinton. mr. president, those first $10 billion to spend it on the existing program, get this proposal by the democrats would take 465 billion spend it on a new program. is that true? >> and and a veteran of the senator from montana is on the floor that he wants to enter in here. maybe you could respond to his comments 14 years ago when we were trying to create a new retirement program, which is the object of the senator's bill. we were just trying to enact some savings in the medicare system. and so what did senator baucus said? and above all we must i use medicare as a piggy bank. you know, whenever you send $483 billion in cuts in medicare for? and then the senator from montana said come of that is disgraceful. perhaps some changes lie ahead, but if they do, they should be made for the single purpose of keeping medicare services for senior citizens and people with disabilities. now that we are taking 483 alien dollars out of the system that is failing, that the medicare trustees are going to go
senator reid, senator hillary clinton. mr. president, those first $10 billion to spend it on the existing program, get this proposal by the democrats would take 465 billion spend it on a new program. is that true? >> and and a veteran of the senator from montana is on the floor that he wants to enter in here. maybe you could respond to his comments 14 years ago when we were trying to create a new retirement program, which is the object of the senator's bill. we were just trying to enact...
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to this day, hillary clinton has failed to do that. instead of looking at them and telling the truth, she blames those families for misunderstanding the lies that she sold -- that she told them after their passing. my fellow members, every time we walk into any group, any time we talk to any media, no matter what we are asked take the opportunity to talk about what the democrats and hillary clinton have in store for this country. now, again, i don't know who is going to be our nominee in cleveland but i do know what -- one thing, he's going to be better for our children than hillary clinton could ever be on her very best day and that's why i'm staying focused. [applause] >> i'm staying focused on defeating hillary clinton, saving america, restoring our freedoms, making the country better for the next generation, our republican candidate will be smarter, more conservative, more qualified and better equipped to lead our nation to greatness than hillary clinton. so i'm asking you to join me so together we are a part of a leadership team t
to this day, hillary clinton has failed to do that. instead of looking at them and telling the truth, she blames those families for misunderstanding the lies that she sold -- that she told them after their passing. my fellow members, every time we walk into any group, any time we talk to any media, no matter what we are asked take the opportunity to talk about what the democrats and hillary clinton have in store for this country. now, again, i don't know who is going to be our nominee in...
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if they could have him they would prefer hillary clinton because they knew her and was familiar, and then they were very uneasy about barack obama partly because he was democrat, partly because the racial attitudes and china are fairly openly anti-black and in a startling way so there was the center of america he liked and on white president. there was also among the elite level of the leadership to the u.s. in the sense that america was able to remake its politics the way it was difficult for other countries, that agree or disagree with politics of this administration or predecessor the fact of making such change was impressive and that is the man that i was -- the on naim officials i was interviewing that is the point he was getting across. >> host: has there been a shift in the intuit in the years president obama has been in office? >> guest: i think there was. china was lead in much of the world there was a lot of enthusiasm for the obama candidacy. there were few exceptions not so much in albania where they were very popular in poland and israel and china. i think after his elec
if they could have him they would prefer hillary clinton because they knew her and was familiar, and then they were very uneasy about barack obama partly because he was democrat, partly because the racial attitudes and china are fairly openly anti-black and in a startling way so there was the center of america he liked and on white president. there was also among the elite level of the leadership to the u.s. in the sense that america was able to remake its politics the way it was difficult for...
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bill clinton said i think in one of his town hall meetings i guess in the 90's -- the average worker changes jobs eight times in a career. so i would like to know -- that would include the relos of course so i would like to know what you think of the implications for the economy of that kind of instability? i don't know there are implications for the macroeconomy. there are very interesting implications for the nature of the work force. a half century ago william whyte wrote the organization man. these were workers who went to toil for major companies and exchanged their hard tuille dedicated work for pensions and good health benefits for life. that has all stopped and as it has stopped so has the loyalty. if you are not going to give me benefits i am not going to hang around here if i see something better so that is a major change that is a rising, that is occurring within the work force and it doesn't apply strictly to relos but it's more emphatic. the most skilled relos engineers over in china, the moment they see an opportunity to grab something better they grab it if the company
bill clinton said i think in one of his town hall meetings i guess in the 90's -- the average worker changes jobs eight times in a career. so i would like to know -- that would include the relos of course so i would like to know what you think of the implications for the economy of that kind of instability? i don't know there are implications for the macroeconomy. there are very interesting implications for the nature of the work force. a half century ago william whyte wrote the organization...
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to clear ice blockage off the roof and all this kind of thing, and i think the expansion under bill clinton of the federal emergency management agency has actually been deeply harmful to the united states. it's not a big thing in the scheme of the general brokeness. but for example. insure... ... these are people returning from the french and indian wars. returning from the surrender at montreal when a continent changed hands in the early 1716. and in the connecticut river and back to their homes and they decided this was great land and applied for town grants and granted them by the colonial governor and they cleared land and built homes and, they with stood tough grueling wouldn't terse her great, great whatever was the first miller in town and he dragged his mill wheel of the frozen connecticut river from connecticut to his new home in new hampshire, and then build a mail in new hampshire in a brutal winter in 1765, i think it was. the idea that these people now, the descendents of these people think when you get a bad storm, get and i stormed or whatever you should apply for federal eme
to clear ice blockage off the roof and all this kind of thing, and i think the expansion under bill clinton of the federal emergency management agency has actually been deeply harmful to the united states. it's not a big thing in the scheme of the general brokeness. but for example. insure... ... these are people returning from the french and indian wars. returning from the surrender at montreal when a continent changed hands in the early 1716. and in the connecticut river and back to their...
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bush, president clinton, and george w. bush. that is 33 years. 33 years. and all of a sudden my colleagues want to change our policy on federal funding of abortion. mr. president, we shouldn't be making this type of sweeping policy change in this health care legislation. and the nelson amendment is necessary -- is a necessary addition to the bill in order to protect our current policy and the unborn. i understand that not everyone in this country agrees with my position on abortion. and, again, i know that this issue deeply divides americans on ethical, moral, and religious grounds. while i have said that i don't agree with abortion and believe roe v. wade should be overturned, the nelson amendment -- and this is really important -- does not prevent anyone from seeking an abortion, it does not overturn roe v. wade and it does not place any new restrictions on access to abortions. none whatsoever. it simply assures that taxpayer dollars will not pay for services that cause such deep moral division in our nation. i think it's notable that this amendment is o
bush, president clinton, and george w. bush. that is 33 years. 33 years. and all of a sudden my colleagues want to change our policy on federal funding of abortion. mr. president, we shouldn't be making this type of sweeping policy change in this health care legislation. and the nelson amendment is necessary -- is a necessary addition to the bill in order to protect our current policy and the unborn. i understand that not everyone in this country agrees with my position on abortion. and, again,...
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under welfare reform that bill clinton and newt gingrich tout. you not supposed to be able on welfare on child. i don't really -- your brother's situation doesn't comport with the policies as built from -- both democrats and republicans describe them. putting that aside, romney was free to say there are people who are gaming the system. he didn't say that hep said that anybody who is on entitlements anybody on a pell grant, going to college to better themselves anybody who says uses food stamps because they are in between jobs or not making enough. they need to feed their family. people on medicare or medicare. i don't know if you use any of that responsibly. that are part of the mooching society. and, you know, people are free to say we should get rid of the social safety net and throw people to the curb and not have the programs. we didn't have that debate in the country. it's a fine debate to have. mitt romney basically said that all -- [inaudible] your brother, who is irresponsible somebody on veteran's assistance i think that's where a lot o
under welfare reform that bill clinton and newt gingrich tout. you not supposed to be able on welfare on child. i don't really -- your brother's situation doesn't comport with the policies as built from -- both democrats and republicans describe them. putting that aside, romney was free to say there are people who are gaming the system. he didn't say that hep said that anybody who is on entitlements anybody on a pell grant, going to college to better themselves anybody who says uses food stamps...
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many of clinton's critics on the right and left, sees on this analysis. in which clinton was describing to women a lack of intellectual political self direction. an error using the language and choices, which not for nothing, probably did apply in some cases. what she was aiming to describe where the architectural systemic incentives that worked to secure white women's investment in the protection of white male power. she was describing how white patriarchy persist in part by making white women depend on white when men and entering the women enjoy benefits in exchange for the support for the men. at the expense of identification with, connection to and support for other women. whether those other women are political candidates or simply other marginalized people who would benefit from the diminishment of white male control. the last thing that i am going to get to the thing that became apparent to me as i was writing the book. so i wanted the line of anger, i wanted to have works that began to unpack some of the racial dimensions of the contemporary women
many of clinton's critics on the right and left, sees on this analysis. in which clinton was describing to women a lack of intellectual political self direction. an error using the language and choices, which not for nothing, probably did apply in some cases. what she was aiming to describe where the architectural systemic incentives that worked to secure white women's investment in the protection of white male power. she was describing how white patriarchy persist in part by making white women...
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except through great presidential leadership -- reagan, bush i, even president clinton on occasion, and bush ii, because we've always had enough liberals on our side to go with the almost all liberal democrats that we've never really will a fiscally conservative majority. i appreciate the comments of my good friend from illinois about medicare advantage, but he's just plain wrong. medicare advantage has made a tremendous difference in the lives of almost 11 million people -- beneficiaries, if you really call them what they should. what he failed to mention is that the program has given choice to every medicare beneficiary across the country regardless of where they live. regardless of where they live. medicare advantage saves beneficiaries dollars. seniors have lower co-payments, cost-sharing, and deductibles through medicare advantage programs. that's why many lower-income seniors participate in the medicare advantage program. up to 25% of all seniors participate. why? because it works for them. i was on the medicare modernization committee -- conference committee, and we came up with
except through great presidential leadership -- reagan, bush i, even president clinton on occasion, and bush ii, because we've always had enough liberals on our side to go with the almost all liberal democrats that we've never really will a fiscally conservative majority. i appreciate the comments of my good friend from illinois about medicare advantage, but he's just plain wrong. medicare advantage has made a tremendous difference in the lives of almost 11 million people -- beneficiaries, if...
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bill clinton came with us. we landed in air force one at this air force base in empty bomber hinders. thousands were living in pots because their city was under water. i never forgot when bill clinton climbed the stage and these people who had been sleeping in the tankers on caught with their home inundated with water were waiting to hear what this president would say. he got up in front of those people and said you are not alone. you are not alone. this country is with you. it is one of those moments i never forgot. i never forgot the impact on those people. >> i have a lot of fond memories including a similar thing with president nixon after hurricane camille in my home area. seeing air force one pulling up at night. i have a lot of interesting experiences with bill clinton. most memorable are the ones when he would call at 2:00 in the morning and when i would hang up my wife would say what did he want? i would say i don't know. but it was an interesting conversation. the most memorable one was in 1986. i was
bill clinton came with us. we landed in air force one at this air force base in empty bomber hinders. thousands were living in pots because their city was under water. i never forgot when bill clinton climbed the stage and these people who had been sleeping in the tankers on caught with their home inundated with water were waiting to hear what this president would say. he got up in front of those people and said you are not alone. you are not alone. this country is with you. it is one of those...
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in the same vein i've heard clinton health care reform will increase higher costs for americans. that too is called. health care reform and not result in higher costs for americans. health care reform is about lowering health care costs and making quality health care affordable for all americans. lowing costin it will achieve this objective. how? in many ways. first health care reform will end a piece of practices by insurance companies. reform will stop insurance companies from denying coverage or raking up ways for those with preexisting conditions. it will stop that in this legislation. reform will stop insurance companies from dropping coverage or reducing benefits for those who get sick. these reforms will protect consumers as they will protect americans and reduce premium costs to americans who are sick and these are helping lower costs for small businesses and their employers. right now if one employee in the small business gets sick, just one, insurance company can double the premiums that they charge the whole business and say-- i know that is true. i've heard that time
in the same vein i've heard clinton health care reform will increase higher costs for americans. that too is called. health care reform and not result in higher costs for americans. health care reform is about lowering health care costs and making quality health care affordable for all americans. lowing costin it will achieve this objective. how? in many ways. first health care reform will end a piece of practices by insurance companies. reform will stop insurance companies from denying...
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i've known alan for many years and in 1993i recommended president clinton nominate him to serve as u.s. attorney for the southern district of california. in addition to his u.s. attorney's duties, he was named by attorney general janet reno to be the special representative for u.s. border issues. as a border guard alan was responsible for coordinating federal law enforcement activities on the southwest border stretching from texas to california. he made strengthening the southwest border and cracking down on drug smugglers his top priority. it was during this time that alan learned of the many challenges facing law enforcement personnel on the border, a perspective that has served him well as assistance secretary for international affairs and special representative for border affairs at the department of homeland security and now u.s. customs and border protection commissioner. mr. chairman and members, californians understand the mission and the work of u.s. customs and border protection very well. many of my constituents work for the cbp and countless other californians frequently co
i've known alan for many years and in 1993i recommended president clinton nominate him to serve as u.s. attorney for the southern district of california. in addition to his u.s. attorney's duties, he was named by attorney general janet reno to be the special representative for u.s. border issues. as a border guard alan was responsible for coordinating federal law enforcement activities on the southwest border stretching from texas to california. he made strengthening the southwest border and...
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there is a lot of continuity with some of the stuff that clinton did and summit is very, very different. but i think it would be wrong to sue the bush and administration simply as an unusual and atypical aberration. but as it appeared on the scene. it is not like that. >> thank you. we will bring this situation to a close. sir christopher other telegrams or communications not made available to him from the archive we shall be pursuing fact assuming there is a documentary survival we shall have those in the information we have already got and that is still being added. that includes the first of our sessions on the anglo u.s. dimension. tomorrow we pursue the same theme with mr. green stock of our witness in the morning with the united states and interlocked united nations aspect for i thank you for your time this morning and our witnesses. thank you. >> thank you very much. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i said when the senate opened today and when the senate opened today and >> mr. president i said with the senate opened today and i will say again, b
there is a lot of continuity with some of the stuff that clinton did and summit is very, very different. but i think it would be wrong to sue the bush and administration simply as an unusual and atypical aberration. but as it appeared on the scene. it is not like that. >> thank you. we will bring this situation to a close. sir christopher other telegrams or communications not made available to him from the archive we shall be pursuing fact assuming there is a documentary survival we shall...
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many of them have been endorsed by president obama and president bush and before him president clinton. in the past three months, the president endorsed five of these offsets. the house passed four of them. and the senate passed one identical to one section in section 203. what's the first one? according to the government accountability office, we paid out $1.1 billion to dead farmers. and that's over the last seven-year period. 40% of those payments were to people who had been dead more than three years. most people in america would say maybe you ought to eliminate that. maybe farmers who have been dead for more than three years shouldn't continue to get payments from the government. that will save us $1.1 billion over ten years, if we just hold the department of truer -- of agriculture accountable to not continue to make payments to people who are not deserving it. we have -- we recently passed a senator feingold amendment to the f.a.a. bill that rescinds any d.o.t. earmarks that remain 90% or more unobligated after nine years of being appropriated. with the possibility of holding fu
many of them have been endorsed by president obama and president bush and before him president clinton. in the past three months, the president endorsed five of these offsets. the house passed four of them. and the senate passed one identical to one section in section 203. what's the first one? according to the government accountability office, we paid out $1.1 billion to dead farmers. and that's over the last seven-year period. 40% of those payments were to people who had been dead more than...
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bill clinton is. so, you know, this is the kind of place where clinton can be helpful. he's doing the same thing later in the week. >> what about republicans? high-profile republicans for flake. >> yes. mccain supports flake. kyle, competing for support. he is basically the entire republican establishment. the club for growth has supported him. his big thing as being anti earmark, and he has been in tight end mark for a very long time. and the club for growth supports him and his primaries. he had a tough primary challenge of the summer for myself under which she had to deal with, and the club has also just poured money into state. the democrats kind of went in first on this, the advertising. and now they're apparently going to and respond. the nrc is up, so there are a lot of high-profile supporters. >> all right. thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> and arizona senate debate is at 8:00 eastern tonight. >> so, that arizona senate debate will be live tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. and the campaign debates coming upon c-span. next week on tuesday, president
bill clinton is. so, you know, this is the kind of place where clinton can be helpful. he's doing the same thing later in the week. >> what about republicans? high-profile republicans for flake. >> yes. mccain supports flake. kyle, competing for support. he is basically the entire republican establishment. the club for growth has supported him. his big thing as being anti earmark, and he has been in tight end mark for a very long time. and the club for growth supports him and his...
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he also attacked to a clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars perpetuating falsehoods. >> but romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama, worst job since the depression. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> is elected as hopefully a few more in the segment, is there a downside for the candidates themselves in running negative ads clicks everyone says they hate negative ads, right? >> everyone says they hate negative ads, but there is a big debate as social scientists who study the effects of campaign advertising in the world and the real practitioners of advertising. is there any sort of backlash on the person who areas beyond? there was some talk in coverage this week that the obama campaign is concerned there's a little bit of rebound against them, that they were airing so many negative ads against mitt romney said he was having an impact on the president's favorability numbers. i have not seen strong evidence of that either way. i think there's a strategic demand in a campaign. the same, this is a presidential election that is not determined comp
he also attacked to a clinton with vicious lies. >> he continues to spend millions of dollars perpetuating falsehoods. >> but romney has a plan to get america working. barack obama, worst job since the depression. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> is elected as hopefully a few more in the segment, is there a downside for the candidates themselves in running negative ads clicks everyone says they hate negative ads, right? >> everyone says they hate negative ads, but...